Monday, 12 June 2017

656.Veggie Flautas

Musical Food?

Theme: Explore Latin American CuisineBM#77 Week 2 Day 3 I tried really hard to avoid Mexican Food for the above theme. I wanted to try something different but sourcing some of the ingredients was proving to be a task. I wanted to make arepas but getting some pre cooked white corn meal was difficult. The staple diet in Kenya is ugali made from white corn meal or flour but the corn is not pre cooked before it is ground. While I was doing some research on the Latin American Cuisine, (which by the way is so similar and may vary in small degrees, depending on which country it is from) I came across Flautas. What attracted me to the recipe was the name. Flautas (pronounced as fl-ow-tahs) means flute. Flautas are rolled much thinner than burritos. Flautas are fried. That makes them crispy and crunchy. Sometimes they are filled with breakfast ingredients and served for breakfast. They are usually served on a bed of lettuce or any salad greens.Enjoy this dish for lunch or dinner. I cannot make up my mind as to which of the Mexican dishes are my favourite. I love them all. Mexican cuisine is basically a fusion of the indigenous Mesoamerican cooking and European, mainly Spanish and later with influences from the African slaves and Asians. The staples for the natives were corn, beans, avocados, tomatoes, chillis and cocoa. The Spanish brought with them rice, meats, dairy products and a variety of herbs and spices.

Monday, 12 June 2017

656.Veggie Flautas

Musical Food?

Theme: Explore Latin American CuisineBM#77 Week 2 Day 3 I tried really hard to avoid Mexican Food for the above theme. I wanted to try something different but sourcing some of the ingredients was proving to be a task. I wanted to make arepas but getting some pre cooked white corn meal was difficult. The staple diet in Kenya is ugali made from white corn meal or flour but the corn is not pre cooked before it is ground. While I was doing some research on the Latin American Cuisine, (which by the way is so similar and may vary in small degrees, depending on which country it is from) I came across Flautas. What attracted me to the recipe was the name. Flautas (pronounced as fl-ow-tahs) means flute. Flautas are rolled much thinner than burritos. Flautas are fried. That makes them crispy and crunchy. Sometimes they are filled with breakfast ingredients and served for breakfast. They are usually served on a bed of lettuce or any salad greens.Enjoy this dish for lunch or dinner. I cannot make up my mind as to which of the Mexican dishes are my favourite. I love them all. Mexican cuisine is basically a fusion of the indigenous Mesoamerican cooking and European, mainly Spanish and later with influences from the African slaves and Asians. The staples for the natives were corn, beans, avocados, tomatoes, chillis and cocoa. The Spanish brought with them rice, meats, dairy products and a variety of herbs and spices.

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Mayuri Patel

My name is Mayuri Patel. I live in Mombasa and am the blogger for Mayuri's Jikoni. I love cooking and trying out new recipes. Born and brought up in Kenya, studied in India means that my recipes are influenced by both the countries.